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Another Worm Turns 



ONCE there was a joke-smith who knew all 

 the sure-fire hits. He could tell good ones 

 about the mother-in-law, the two Irishmen, 

 and the Ford, but the joke he liked best was about 

 the highly imaginative descriptions and wonderful 

 pictures in seed catalogues. 



Then one bright September day he went to 

 Ferry's Experimental Garden. 



Here he saw a man photographing a row of 

 Marglobe tomatoes. (See page 58.) Another was 

 measuring with calipers the thickness of flesh in a 

 California Wonder pepper. In the flower garden 

 still another man was writing the catalogue de- 

 scription for star-phlox, carefully noting the 

 varietal characteristics and for his colors consulting 

 a book which contained named plates of 1092 

 different shades. 



"Why," said the joker to the note-taker, "You 

 all act as if Ferry's catalogue had to be as accurate 

 as an encyclopedia!" 



The note-taker looked surprised. "Of course," 

 he answered. 



The joke-smith went away, sorrowful. 



D. M. FERRY & CO. 



January 1, 1930 DETROIT, MICHIGAN 



